Question

character sketch of gessler brother's

Answer 1

Mr. Gessler was a very passionate and hard-working man. Boot-making was his passion; he ate, drank and slept it and would go to any lengths to make boots for people. He never worked for money, but for the love of making boots. He would shut himself in his shop for hours on end and would never come out; he would go on making boots for his clients. Whenever the author entered his shop, Gessler would look at his feet covered by a pair of boots made by him and his eyes would light up in remembrance of how he made that pair of boots. In his youth, when the author asked him whether he found boot-making difficult, he just answered with passion,"Id is an Ardt!". Gessler was also a perfectionist; he always made sure that he made the best boots possible for every client. We can tell this by the fact that he took very long to make the pairs of boots ordered and never allowed any leather into his shop that was not made by himself. Also, his boots were of the best quality and finish and fit everyone who wore them perfectly. One ran up bills with other stores, but never with the Gessler Brothers' store for their boots were so fine that they lasted for a long time. One could make out that these boots were clearly made by one who saw the Soul of Boot before him. When the author once told him that the pair of town boots he had made him had creaked, he asked the author to send them back with the remark, "Zome boods are bad from birdt, if I can do noding wid dem, I dake dem off your bill". Despite all these qualities, Gessler was quite stubborn and was of old-fashioned ideals. As highlighted earlier, he never allowed any leather into his shop that was not made by himself and the fact that he took so long to make the boots that were ordered lost him customers. He believed that boots had to always be hand-made and he never advertised. Once, when the author walked into his store absent-mindedly, wearing a pair of shoes bought from a firm, Gessler showed his disapproval of big firms by explaining to the author about the hardships of his trade and how big firms had no self- respect. These aspects made him lose out in the high competition amongst boot-making firms which in turn made him poor and eventually die of starvation. Despite these hardships, he strove on and would always be remembered as someone who was truly dedicated to his trade, but unfortunately, towards the end of his life, lost out in the huge world of competition.

Answer 2

Answer:

Mr. Gessler is the youngest of the two Gessler brothers and the protagonist of John Galsworhty's short story, Quality.He is described as a passionate and hard working shoemaker.

Physical appearance: Mr. Gessler has been described as a 'little',short-statured man "as if made from leather". His face was pale with lots of wrinkles and reddish hair and beard .He was a man of honest and integrity. He never compromised on quality and excellence, even if it meant more work , dwindling customers and profits.He always used the best leather and took as much time as required to make a perfect pair of shoes. He lived his entire life in a small tenement where he worked and sold his goods. All his profits went in giving the rent and buying the best quality leather. In his mind, his commitment to his work and the satisfaction of his customers far outweighed his own needs. He finally died of"slow starvation".